On the horizon we witness a smoking wreck of rubble and death. The buildings just blackened bones of a place where people used to live. In the trenches the soldiers are hardened to the dangers - and from here you can see the city up close.īakhmut appears like a vision from a nightmare. Russian drones are looking for movement targets for their artillery.Īs we move we hear shells screeching overhead and then the heart thumping moment they smash into the ground just a few hundred metres away. To get to the defensive positions outside the main city means leaving cover and traversing farmland. Russia has captured at least 95% of the buildings and is still pushing forward. It is a long, nervy and treacherous walk to the frontline trenches around Bakhmut.Īs we make our way through woodland the war crashes and booms around us.Īlthough Ukraine has made small gains in the open ground around the flanks, its hold inside the city is looking increasingly desperate. By Alex Rossi, international correspondent
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